Rural Diary Archive
Rural Diary Archive

Robert Watson 

Black and white image of multiple individuals who appear to be climbing an unfinished barn, others at the bottom posing.
Coverage Dates: 1885
County: Huron
Township: 1) Stanley (1881); 2) Tuckersmith (1891)
Lot: 1) Varna (1881)
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1844
Year of Death: 1916
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: 
Framer (1881)
Farmer (1891)
Relationships: 

Father: Robert Watson
Mother: Hannah Strickland
Wife: Margret
Daughter: Alice
Son: John
Labourer: James Strickland

Archive: Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol
Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes
Age During Diary: 41
Coverage: 1 year
Biography: 

Robert farms ten acres and is a framer by trade. In the winter he gets cedar posts out of the swamp in preparation for the barn raising season. He replaces beams in barns, jacks up sheds and raises summer kitchens.  He hires labourers and negotiates with customers and in the meantime dreams of framing and finishing a big barn. Framers’ skills are in high demand in an agricultural community.

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